Denominationalism Examine some of the underlying causes of denominationalism in the U.S., including ethnicity, social class, and regional factors.

Denominationalism is the process by which human beings have separated themselves while still under the umbrella of a common religion. Throughout the world, there are a plethora of denominations of Christianity including Catholicism, Baptism, Methodism, Lutheranism, and a host of other groups all of whom consider themselves to be following the true Christianity. Each of the various denominations appeals to a certain percentage of the population. In the United States, none of the various denominations holds the position of being the majority or "one true" church (Stam). In other countries around the world there is traditionally one sect who has the majority of the population and it is implicitly understood that the other religious views are somehow inferior because of this majority. This does not hold true in the United States. This may have something to do with the mythology of the American...

is that certain denominations seem to have prevalence in certain communities. For example, in the American South a large percentage of the population practices Baptism. Within a relatively small region, there will perhaps be more members of a certain denomination than other forms of Christianity. This would likely have to do with grouping of individuals of the same interests. Majority religion of the area may be one of the determining factors in why a certain family chooses to move to a certain location. Another reason behind this pattern has been linked to familial heritage (Willis 787). More often than not, when a person is born into an area of the country, they will likely remain there when they grow and have their own families, thus their family line will continue to be a part of the religious group in which it was raised. Finally, social class has a lot to do with the location in which a…